I’ve got WIPs that I wish were FOs by now, lectures and papers I wish were completely written, and about a zillion and one other things I would love to be doing right this very second instead of attempting to pull productive thoughts out of my brain. The downside of work-at-home days includes how much easier it is to procrastinate, but the big upside is that with just a turn of my head, I can just look out the window, or over at some of my yarn, and some days that alone is a good thing.

Back at the New Year I knitted up a few ‘Korknisse’ corks and gave them some resolutionary signage, and two of them live on the windowsill. Observe them with respect, for lo, they are wise.

What do you wish you were knitting right now? A girl can live vicariously. While getting to the non-knitting stuff one step at a time.

OMG! I am finally on the hood of a Vivian that I’ve just been working on since Nancy Pelosi was in a pinafore (ok it just seems that way). I wish it was DONE DONE DONE and I could work on pretty much anything else!

I’ve been hijacked by, of all things, dishcloths! [blushes] Yes, it’s true. They go so fast, and are such a great way to work on new techniques, that I’m addicted (currently, to Mason Dixon’s Lobby Dishcloth). Also, I’d like to be finishing the sleeves on the sweet little baby sweater I’m almost done with, so I can start on the next one. Babies, babies, everywhere – hooray!

I really wish I was knitting the cabled sweater I promised Chris (fiancé) that I would knit him this Fall…

Also the Sea Silk shawl that is going to match the dress I’m wearing to my friends wedding perfectly! (the wedding is in 2 weeks, the only progress I’ve made on the shawl is to wind 2 skeins of Sea Silk into cakes.)

Fancy socks. This year I’ve knit a lot of plain socks, I need to kick it up a notch!

I wish I was knitting the Featherweight cardigan and the BOB sweater. I’m stuck finishing 4 baby sweaters for our friends’ kids that are arriving in October. Maybe after that I can get on to what I really want to knit!

Ohh, I have the same problem with Thursdays! I am faced with the list of things I planned to get done during the week along with the realization that the week is pretty much over…so let the daydreaming commence!

I wish I could go on a knitting retreat at a cabin by a lake with a fridge full of delicious food (already assembled), with no cell reception and an internet Firewall that would only allow access to Ravelry. Here is what would I would be not only casting on, but completing (clearly in my fantasy I am also the world’s fastest knitting) on this magical retreat:

I have a number of sweaters (like 4, or more, many from Knitty) that I’d like to dig into that I can’t for some dumb reason. Like, not having the right yarn, and not being able to drop all in one place the $$ it would take to *get* the yarn right now. Also feeling nervous about venturing into color work. There is a great “buffalo plaid” sweater (fairly plain at that) that I want to work up for my husband, but I’m a little scared. How far can you carry floats on the back of your sweater? ‘Cause the blocks seem a little big, but the sweater is knit in the round to the bottom of the armscyes, so bobbins are sort of right out…. And again, the yarn (Linus) is a little spendy for me to go drop $$ on it right now. All in one wad. (The $$ I recently spent on cross-stitch type needlework, now that was easy to spend. Possibly because it was a bit here and a bit there, and not one wad.)

Also feeling a little apprehensive about taking the next steps in my knitting education and struggling with that mightily. I need to remember that mistakes are OK, we learn from mistakes, and knitting can generally be done over with little to no consequence (unless mohair is involved). So right now I’m sort of treading water with fooling with a hat pattern I got off http://www.knitandtonic.com (Le Slouch), some yarn that may or may not be appropriate (Noro Silk Garden, blue/green/purple colorway), and trying to find appropriate yarn for the mittens I really, really want to start too.

Given the length of my recent replies, I may need to get my own blog, too. ‘Cause I can post to that in my copious spare time. *rolls eyes* Or I can just keep coming here and a couple of other places to ogle FOs.

LOVE the Hitchhiker’s Guide ref! :) And the Firefly ref on your last post. AND the Viper Pilot socks. (which I am SO going to do when I get to sock knitting!) Am delighted to know that I am in no way the only Geek Girl knitter. :)

I’m itching to start the Harry Clarke stole by Kieran Foley. I have the yarn and beads all ready to go. I cannot start until I have two WIPS finished – and yes, I can’t wait for them to be FOs as well!

I’ve just moved towns, started my new job (teaching doesn’t start until 12 Oct, thank the gods!), and really wish I could cast on right here and now for the March of Fibres by Liz Lovick. I will start swatching tomorrow, when I am reunited with my fibry possessions that I was forced to leave behind in Cornwall when I once again became a peripatetic academic in early August.

At least the new place is in a wonderful location, almost makes up for not being in Cornwall anymore. Almost…

I’m working on some bears for the Mother Bear Project (which is fun too) and wishing I could start on my Storm Cloud Shawlette in Dream in Color Smooshy (Strange Harvest). Your pink mohair ? looks yummy.